<quote who="DaZZa">
> OK, I don't want to be an arse here, but I have to ask.
>
> Is this "directive" coming in any official capacity?
>
> If so, which one?
When we created slug-chat, it was for all the reasons that Tony pointed out,
because there were a lot of rumblings about off-topic stuff being discussed
on the list, and how that increased traffic to a point that less interested
or addicted subscribers would find it hard to take (even in digest form).
I probably don't have to remind people about the ridiculous thread about
four wheel drives and the environment, which didn't end because everyone
involved was playing a big game of one-up-manship.
There have also been a lot of rumblings about Microsoft bashing. I fully
support the notion that POSITIVE advocacy and Linux-related news should be
posted here, but NEGATIVE advocacy and Microsoft bashing can be relegated to
slug-chat, as it is thoroughly off-topic.
So, if you'd regard this as a 'directive', it would come from a large mass
of our subscribers via the committee.
People subscribe to the SLUG mailing list to learn about Linux, not to argue
about the environment and share conspiracy theories about Microsoft.
> If not - where do you have problems with people pointing out Linux in the
> news?
Hell no! Positive advocacy is completely on topic for the main SLUG list.
Stuart's post about IBM considering Linux desktops is 100% on topic. Ken Yap
used to post his famous (mostly positive advocacy) one line link emails,
which were always interesting and encouraging.
> The story is directly related to the rise of Linux in Corporate Australia
> - something I, for one, am happy to read.
"Microsoft backlash boosts Linux."
Granted, the article is slightly less adversarial than the title.
> Are we restricting SLUG to the "Can only ask questions if you mention
> Debian at least twice" list?
That would be a particularly stupid thing to do, given that many SLUGgers
don't use Debian. Note: Sydney *LINUX* User's Group.
- Jeff
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alone would have been a prostitution of its powers and an insult to
the character and intelligence of the people." - John Reith
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